Trey Scott and Chris Radford preview Week 7 high school football matchups, playoff projections and their picks, including Southwest Edgecombe at undefeated Eastern Wayne.
Wayne Country Day has the best overall winning percentage in the Neuse News Sports coverage area, Jones Senior has reached double-digit victories, and Spring Creek and C.B. Aycock sit inside the top 10 of their respective NCHSAA classifications in RPI.
Bethel Christian leads the area in winning percentage, North Lenoir and Goldsboro share the wins lead, and C.B. Aycock holds the highest NCHSAA RPI value among the 17 covered volleyball teams.
This week’s Wayne County varsity football, volleyball, boys soccer and girls tennis schedule for September 28–October 4, 2026, including matchups, dates and start times.
Eastern Wayne remains unbeaten in football, Wayne Country Day leads in boys soccer, and Goldsboro tops the county’s coverage schools in volleyball victories.
Faith Christian bounced back in Goldsboro with a straight-set volleyball win over Raleigh Christian, taking the match 25-15, 25-15, 25-16. The Conquerors had 18 aces from seven players and improved to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Read more at Neuse News Sports.
Spring Creek used strong serving and a fast finish Wednesday to defeat Eastern Wayne 3-1 for its first victory over the Warriors since 2023. The Gators won 25-22, 25-21, 15-25 and 25-11, improving to 3-11. Eastern Wayne fell to 2-5.